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Mr [Christopher] Gadsden3 of South Carolina whose Fame you must have heard, was in his younger Years, an officer, on board the Navy, and is well acquainted with the Fleet. ー He has Several Times taken Pains to convince me that this Fleet is not so formidable to America, as we fear. ー He Says, We can easily take their Sloops, schooners and Cutters, on board of whom are all their best...
Date: 7 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt [Michael] Corbet waits on you for your final Orders respecting his Voyage ー The Brig will be compleat for Sea by Wednesday, if the Fish comes from Marblehead which I hear is on the Road ー The Cargoe will exceed One hundred & twenty hogsheads Fish, besides Boards, Shingles &ca &ca
I think this Plan is so good that a large Capital should be employed ー If you can any Way send by...
Date: 23 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday was brought into Boston Harbour by one Capt Muckford [James Mugford] of Marblehead, in face of the Men of War, a Brig, loaded with fifteen hundred whole barrells of Gun Powder, containing about ー seventy five Tons, one Thousand stands of Arms a large quantity of intrenching Utensils ー a Number of travelling Carriages, a quantity of English Goods &c &c ー If you want any thing...
Date: 18 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I inform you a Cording to Mr Samuel Gerrys Requst Conserning the Rockinham ー the Reasion why She was Sesed Was as Mssrs Gardockas2 Informed Me on her Coming to Bilboa ー as Soon as She had ben In one Day Every body Knew what Interst She was on a Cordingly Mr Gardocka hasten the Mates as Much as Posible & Got a Spanesh Capt & Crew where as Capt Johnson went in the Vessel also...
Date: 4 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The prize you mention is indeed a great affair;2 the several prizes since are very important, but the loss of the Yankee Hero is a damper. What must be done with the West-India prizes?3 They must be made legal; British property must not escape under the cover of West-India property, which if real will be converted into British as soon as it arrives. I fear the manning of...
Date: 12 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
In Consequence of yr Letter of the 28th Nov Last to the Honble General Warren, respecting the Effects of the Schooner Rockingham now in the hands of Messrs Gardoque & Sons; — The General Court before whom your Letter was laid, have ref err'd the Affair to the Board of War, ordering that the same be invested in Military Stores; —
As this Board are apprehensive there may be a difficulty in...
Date: 14 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Having no Friends among the Gentn at Congress, Delegates from this Government, I can daim so much personal Acquaintance with, as yourself, I take the Liberty to call off your Attention a few Minutes from the more weighty Concerns in Politics, to ask your Friendship to one or two Friends of mine, who have a Vejw to some Appointments by your honble Body — Capt James Tracy a Friend of mine &...
Date: 16 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
We thank you for your obliging Intimations of the peculiar Danger of the Southern Seas; We are sensible of the hazard of Navigation in these stormy times, when the Political Gates as well as those of the Season threaten our Undertakings with Ship Wreck; — however at all Hazards we will have some Flour, Bar, & Pig Iron, having a fine air-Furnace, which wants only this last Article to make the...
Date: 16 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Mr Plumer returned this Afternoon with 500 Flints ー for which I will pay ー Also a Resolve of the General Assembly, for Capt W Johnson of the Schooner Britania, to deliver me four half Barrells of Powder for the Use of the [Truck] House at Penobscot. But Alas! p a Packett Mr Cross will deliver You you'll see the Resolve must be in Vain ー
The Supply of this Or at least 2 or 3 half Barrells appears...
Date: 25 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I am under Such Restrictions, Injunctions and Engagements of Secrecy respecting every Thing which passes in Congress, that I cannot communicate my own Thoughts freely to my Friends, So far as is necessary to ask their Advice, and opinions concerning Questions which many of them under stand much better than I do. This however is an in convenience, which must be Submitted to for the sake of...
Date: 5 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Dear sir I waited on General Washington Saturday Morning last [December 2] & prayed him to furnish me with [a few] pieces of Cannon to help hoist the number I [intend] for the Privateer we intend fixing, the Plan pleased him but he assured me it was not then in his Power to assist me since which I have several Times conversed with General Gates on the Subject & this Afternoon he promised...
Date: 5 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
You remember the journey which I took to Philadelphia to procure the release of Capn Burk,1 it was unsuccessfull, but he has now made his escape & delivers you this.
I know not that I am influenced by any partial, selfish consideration when I warmly recommend him to your notice & assistance in the application which he is now making to congress;2 you have,...
Date: 28 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11